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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Wednesday July 17, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: All right. Hello, everyone. Good morning. All right, so a few things at the top and then happy to start diving in and taking your questions. As you saw over the weekend, horrific events unfolded at a Trump political rally. And as Secretary Austin said on Saturday, this type of violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. This is not the way we resolve our differences in  more

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: All right. Hello, everyone. Good morning. All right, so a few things at the top and then happy to start diving in and taking your questions. As you saw over the weekend, horrific events unfolded at a Trump political rally. And as Secretary Austin said on Saturday, this type of violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. This is not the way we resolve our differ  more

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: All right. Hello, everyone. Good morning. All right, so a few things at the top and then happy to start diving in and taking your questions. As you saw over the weekend, horrific events unfolded at a Trump political rally. And as Secretary Austin said on Saturday, this type of violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. This is not the way we resolve our differences in  more

EEOC Appoints Melinda Caraballo as New Director of Phoenix District
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the selection of Melinda Caraballo as the new director of agency's Phoenix district, with offices in Albuquerque, Denver, and Phoenix. Originally from Waukesha, Wisconsin, Caraballo has served as the deputy director of the Phoenix District Office, a position she held since 2018, and was named acting district director in 20  more

Pentagon Condemns Political Violence, Details National Guard Aid to Convention
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: There is no place in America for the type of violence demonstrated in Pennsylvania over the weekend in which a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today. Singh said the tragedy that killed a Pennsylvania man and wounded others "is not the way we resolve our differences in America." She said the U.S. military has made no changes to force p  more

Pentagon Condemns Political Violence, Details National Guard Aid to Convention
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: There is no place in America for the type of violence demonstrated in Pennsylvania over the weekend in which a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today. Singh said the tragedy that killed a Pennsylvania man and wounded others "is not the way we resolve our differences in America." She said the U.S. military has made no changes to force p  more

Supplements slow disease progression during late stage of "dry" age-related macular degeneration
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: New analysis shows benefit of taking AREDS2 formula in late AMD. In a new analysis of data, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that taking a daily supplement containing antioxidant vitamins and minerals slows progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), potentially helping people with late-stage disease  more

Wis. Public Instruction Dept.: New Statewide Reading Screener Provides Educators With Innovative Support in Teaching Students to Read
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced its selected reading fundamental skills screening assessment and universal screening assessment, aligning with the requirements of 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. aimswebPlus by NCS Pearson provides Wisconsin schools with the opportunity to efficiently identify young students in need of additional reading support  more